Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 15.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso stood at 15.0%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.4% on the previous year and down 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso peaked at 65.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 112th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 39.4% | — |
| 2012 | 41.9% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | +52.5% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | -25.3% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | -31.0% |
| 2022 | 45.9% | +53.5% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | -67.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.5% | 33.5% | 65.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 15.0% | 45.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 109 Sweden 15.7% compare
- 110 Eritrea 15.7% compare
- 111 United States of America 15.7% compare
- 113 El Salvador 14.6% compare
- 114 Puerto Rico 14.4% compare
- 115 Korea 13.8% compare
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso was 15.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burkina Faso ranks 112th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release